Hi hello this is my I Love Loft Essay. Because I do. And because the autism is gnawing on him like a dog toy right now and I want to infodump
(Loft from @bonus-links by @ezdotjpg 💞)
I reread the comic this morning and here are all my thoughts and feelings about my best boy.
I’ve been staring at Loft. For. Hours. The shapes and colors you use in your art and the way you draw them is just SO visually appealing!!!!!!!!! Excellent visual stimming happening today
His pillow is so cute??????? Like sir??????????? Where did you get that adorable pillow??????
And look at all the other adorable little things in his house!!!!
I wonder what the painting on the left is??? Idk
ZEDLA IS SO HAPPY AND LOFT IS SO GENUINELY PLEASED FOR HER
The clapping 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
HIS LITTKE SCRUNCHIE NOSE I-
AHSJDJFJEKWKENFKWOWKFNJC
Fucking oof. Yikes. Low blow my guy
It’s SO cute and sad and cute and sad and cute that he goes to hang out with Fi. He misses his best friend 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Okay now we’re getting to the serious part of my essay
THIS.
I’m having a flare up rn with my own disabilities and I’ve been feeling incredibly shitty and frustrated, and Loft has genuinely brought me so much comfort. It’s one thing for us as fans to make representation in fanfiction, and it’s amazing when that happens, but when you put this in your main comic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It means so much to me.
So thank you.
The way you did is also amazing. Loft saying this happens a lot, him getting frustrated with his body
AND THE FUCKING FUZZIES!!!!!!
It’s all SO GOOD. LIKE, THAT’S EXACTLY HOW IT FEELS!!!!!!! THAT’S HOW IT FEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHSHLFEKJEJFKEJEBDJD happy stimming some more
I know you’ve said Loft’s chronic illness stuff is based on your own so I genuinely hope he can be a good outlet for you. And I hope you have support like I’m sure Loft does from his partners 😊😊😊😊😊💞💞💞💞
I LIVE for this soft moment. Loft isn’t just saying thank you here, he’s reaching out 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
Hi sir you’re beautiful
CUTIES
LOL Slate why did you make Loft shove his hand in 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
HAHAHAHHAHAHA
HELLO SIR YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL
SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!
FRIEND IS FIXED!!!!! SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sad boi looking at the stars
SCREAMING CRYING GOING FERAL I LOVE THEM SO MUCH
They’re!!!!!!!! So sweet!!!!!!!!!! Loft is surrounded by so much love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🧍♂️0.0
YESSSSS there he go!!!!!!!
OH MY FUCKING GOD LOOK AT HIM ANDIOFKWISKEKW OEKWKDOEKWJKW
Smiley!!!!!!! Happy!!!!!!!!! Loving life!!!!!!!!! GETTING TO FLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AW YAY back with his little buddy!!!!!!!!
He’s so overwhelmingly happy to have his little buddy back
You know, I bet Loft probably has a lot of complicated feelings about Beetle. During his adventure, he was mostly alone. He had Fi, and he had Beetle. And now he no longer has Fi 🥺🥺🥺
Beetle was his constant companion (besides Fi) and he doesn’t want to do a new adventure without his little buddy
Poor Loft but also Slate’s pat pat gives me life
HE EYES!!!!!!! LOOK AT HE SPARKLY EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOFTTTT you’re so pretty
Loft’s partners are so lucky. Loft is a true hero, and he is so so so good. And also he’s really pretty.
More serious essay time- there is SO MUCH in this comic. Every single detail is meticulously placed and every scene has so many details and every thing has so much thought out into it!!!!!!!!! It’s crazy how much work you put into the comic. It’s amazing and such an incredible feat. Please keep up the good work and don’t forget to take time for yourself to rest and rejuvenate 😊😊😊💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞
Thank you for making Bonus Links and sharing it with the world
Call me Ace, xe/xem/xyr/xyrs/xyrself, fish/fish/fishs/fishs/fishself
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I'm Arecaceae on AO3. I also have a writing account @acewrites175 if you just want to see my writing stuff and not everything else
For any new LU fans, I made an LU Character Guide that you can find here!
AO3 accessibility tips
You can support me on ko-fi if you want :D
Loft stim board, Wake stim board
Fav comics for easy access: @linkeduniverse @heroesspirit @bonus-links @zelda-daily
I have another account @lu-novelization where I do image descriptions and novelizations to try to help Linked Universe be accessible to people with low vision! It is very much work in progress.
[Header ID: Screenshot from the Oracle of Ages game. It is pixelated art of a simple sailboat on the ocean. The clouds are fluffy in the sky and there are nine birds flying near the ship. In the bottom right corner, the words “The End” are written in large orange font. End ID.]
[Icon ID: drawing by @wolfy1298 of Linked Universe Sky in a cutesy animated art style. He is smiling up at the camera with his eyes closed and his sailcloth (white cloth) is wrapped around his body like a cape. There are sparkles surrounding his head. In the bottom, the words say “would fist fight god.” End ID.]
My stuff:
LoZ Game List: (hours played in parentheses)
Currently playing (4/25): Minish Cap (again), A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda I (1), Cadence of Hyrule (4), Phantom Hourglass (10)
Beaten (14/25): Breath of the Wild (680), Skyward Sword (90), Minish Cap (30), Link’s Awakening (20), Tears of the Kingdom (265), Twilight Princess (80), A Link To The Past (30), Four Swords (4), Oracle of Seasons (25), Wind Waker (151), Oracle of Ages (20), Echoes of Wisdom (80), Adventure of Link (13), A Link Between Worlds (29)
100% Completion (2/25): Echoes of Wisdom, A Link Between Worlds
Played a some of (3/25): Majora’s Mask, Ocarina of Time, Triforce Heroes
Not started (5/25): Four Swords Adventures, Link’s Crossbow Training, Spirit Tracks, Hyrule Warriors, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Played Games Ranked: BOTW, EOW, ALBW, SS, MC, TOTK, WW, TP, ALTTP, OOA, MM, OOS, LA, PH, TFH, LOZ, OOT, AOL
(Above- last updated: July 2025)
(Below- last updated: March 2024)
LU Analysis Posts
Tag: #ace’s lu analysis
Autistic LU chain headcannons
Smiling Compilation: use tag #smiling compilation - update link
Dawn 1:
Warriors and Wild analysis and why they're missing
Teaser update:
What is going on update analysis
Sunset 14:
Warriors character analysis throughout the Sunset Arc
Sunset 13:
Four & Wild character and plot analysis
Legend character analysis
Bonus Links Analysis Posts
Tag: #ace’s bl analysis
Most of these posts are analysis of comic updates that I put in the reblogs of the update
I love loft essay: part 1 here
Prompt Fill Events
2023 Whumptober and Flufftober info here :D
Febuwhump 2023 prompt fills: (30/30) Lu drabbles for febuwhump 2023
Febuwhump 2023 favs: Flinching (Time), Forced to Hurt a Loved One (Warriors & Time), "That's gonna scar" (Wild), Knife to the Throat (Warriors),
Whumptober 2022 prompt fills: (31/31) LU drabbles for whumptober 2022
Whumotober 2022 favs: Shaking Hands, Silent Panic Attack (Warriors), Cornered (Twilight), Adrenaline Crash (Time), Repeatedly Passing Out, Head Lolling (Time & Warriors), Take My Coat (Time & Wind), Screams From Across the Hall (Legend, Four, and Time)
Linked Universe Long Stories
Authenticity: (24/?) Wild POV, Autistic Wild because I'm autistic and he's my comfort character
Summary: Wild knew he was… odd. He experienced the world differently than everyone else. No one seemed to feel as deeply as he did, about the things he did. Sometimes he would interact with people and it would just feel… off. It was as if everyone else had a rulebook on how to be a person but Wild was left watching and guessing.
And the thing is, Wild knew his friends knew it too. But these new friends, they were different. They didn’t treat him like he was different, or broken, or a burden. They just took him in stride. Wild didn’t know how to put into words how much that meant to him.
In which Wild is autistic because I’m autistic and I want him to be.
Gratitude: (3/9) Sky fluff!
Summary: 8 times Sky receives a gratitude crystal from the chain + 1 time he gives some away.
In Defense of Honor: (4/9) Badass Sky appreciation, Sky-centric with individual chapters for the others
Summary: 8 times Sky defends another member of the chain + 1 time they all defend him.
Only the Wild Ones (are the ones you can never catch): (5/5) Wild & Twilight centric Wild meets the chain
Summary: At 6, Link visits Castle Town for the first time and meets some strange men in the woods. At 12, Link pulls the Master Sword and sees his imaginary friends again. At 14, Link is appointed as the Princess’s personal guard and is grateful to have old friends on his side. At 16, the Calamity strikes, and Link has never felt more alone. At 16, Link dies.
At 117, Link defeats evil incarnate and saves Hyrule. At 117, Link meets eight peculiar heroes for the first time. Or, at least, what he believes is the first time.
Twilight thinks the Goddess Hylia has a cruel sense of humor and needs to leave his cub alone.
Favorite LU Oneshots
Sentiment: Warriors and Time have a disagreement. AKA two traumatized heroes don’t know how to handle emotions and then they try to have a healthy conversation about it
Delirium: Sky’s whittling slowed, hands lowering into his lap. His gaze was locked on Wild, as it had been for most of the afternoon. Wild wouldn’t stop twitching. Sky couldn’t figure out why. Based on kikker-oma’s art.
Welcome Home: The chain arrives at Lon Lon Ranch, and Malon’s words trigger a memory.
Bouquet: Wind, Wild, and Hyrule are planning a prank. They're quite obvious about it, but Time lets it happen anyway.
Find all my oneshots for LU on my AO3 here!
Heroes Spirit Fanfic
Space Bugs: Bugs In Space: (1/1)
Summary: Cori teaches Eras how to identify insects. Space AU.
Swamp Bugs: Bugs Not In Space And Not Quite On Land: (1/1)
Summary: Cori takes Sky, Twilight, and Sailor to look for bugs. Tensions are high.
Land Bugs: Bugs Not In Space: (1/1)
Summary: Cori and Agitha lead the second official meeting of the Bug Squad.
Bonus Links Fanfic
Loft Gets To Have One (1) Nice Day: (1/1)
Summary: Loft and the very good extremely nice day. Featuring Groose, Zelda, and a board game.
On Our Best Behavior: (14/14) (3,002 words)
Summary: Short Bonus Links Prompt Fills for Flufftober 2023.
Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom Fanfic:
Affection: (6/6) BOTW
Summary: Five times others make assumptions about Link and Zelda plus one time they figure out what their relationship means to them. Or, Link and Zelda in a QPR.
More: (1/1) BOTW
Summary: Link and Zelda bond over flames and Zelda has a lot of feelings about it.
Speaking to the Wind: (1/1) TOTK
Summary: Link updates Zelda on his progress. She isn’t there to respond. AKA Link is lonely and is having a lot of big feelings.
Falling Through the Air: (1/1) TOTK
Summary: Link discovers her.
Skyward Sword Fanfic
Shapes in the Clouds: (1/1) GrooZeLink fluff
Summary: Groose finds Link looking at the clouds.
Tags
#ace writes : my stories
#ace’s lu analysis : my LU analysis posts
#ace's bl analysis : my bonus links analysis posts and my thoughts on the updates
#art for my fic : amazing art based on my writing!
#three sentence prompt : ask game where you submit a word and I write three sentences of a fic based on it (it’s always longer than three sentences)
#lu incorrect quotes : instead of studying for finals I created over 100 incorrect quotes for LU XD they can be found under this tag
#authenticity : my autistic Wild story
#idoh : tag for my story In Defense of Honor
#gratitide : tag for the gratitude crystal story
#autistic chain : all my LU autism stuff
#ace has polls : my polls. They’re fun
#good art : reblogs of art I really really like (also artists I reblog from a lot each have their own art tag - it’s “artistname art”)
#lu fic recs : other people’s fics I really really like
#the lu boyos : stuff with all the links (boyos is gender neutral lol)
#self care : unrelated to LU usually. Just general self care tips!
